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My kind of birthday, a cool excuse to drink lots of Asheton Specials
Russia’s favorite drink turns 500
By Jill Dougherty
CNN Moscow Bureau Chief
Friday, October 10, 2003 Posted: 6:36 PM EDT (2236 GMT)Russians have been drinking vodka for 500 years
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev tried to ban it, his successor Boris Yeltsin drank as much of it as he could while current president Vladimir Putin prefers green tea.
Vodka, the famous Russian drink, is celebrating 500 years since it was first distilled by monks.
The clear liquor, these days drunk by people around the world, is thought to have been invented in 1503 by Kremlin monks, who used it as an antiseptic before they started downing it.
Since then, it has been an important part of Russians’ lives and almost every event, including weddings and funerals, is blessed — and sometimes cursed — with vodka.
Studies show Russians drink more hard liquor than any other nation in the world, including vodka — which means "little water."
In Russia, the drink isn’t sipped; it’s drunk bottoms up, and is usually followed by a chaser — usually something salty or pickled.
Most importantly though, it’s not about how you drink your vodka — it’s about why.
Throughout Russia’s turbulent history, vodka has been the ultimate remedy for people to forget their troubles.
Author Viktor Erofeyev, who has studied the history of the drink, calls it "the Russian God."
"Other countries they can drink. In Russia, it is not drinking. You are drinking not vodka. You are drinking your soul."
He said Russia’s history would have been very different if it hadn’t included vodka.
I’ve had a bottle of peppermint vodka today. Strangest thing ever. Tastes like toothpaste and ice at the same time. You don’t get the liquor taste at all. Just peppermint. Great when you’re fighting a bad hangover. Worked wonders for me today.
That Peppermint Vodka definitely sounds dangerous…have to give it a try soon
One of my fav’s is Inferno Vodka
Try the Flaming Iguana, you won’t regret it
Yeah, the peppermint is absolutely recommended by a robert!
Gonna try inferno, some cool recipe’s there, and the flaming iguana sounds like a winner
Just a friebly advice to you all. Today I’ve followed allisons recomendation and trief inferno vodka.
Excellent stufg! Bur, you might have trouble explainign your adress to the cabdriver when you’re heasing home for the night. I had to erite my adress down on a piece of paper so that he knew where I wanted to go.
In other words, if you drink unferno vokda cabdrivers will loose thier hearing!
great vodka though!Hope you have some peppermint vodka for the morning after the Inferno, heres hoping you’re not feeling any pain Robert
Gotta love those tips
Actually I feel fine today. No train station in my head, and not a single episode of star wars in my tummy. So the inferno is highly recommended!
"Robert" wrote:Just a friebly advice to you all. Today I’ve followed allisons recomendation and trief inferno vodka. Excellent stufg! Bur, you might have trouble explainign your adress to the cabdriver when you’re heasing home for the night. I had to erite my adress down on a piece of paper so that he knew where I wanted to go.
In other words, if you drink unferno vokda cabdrivers will loose thier hearing!
great vodka though!hmmm…
"Robert" wrote:Actually I feel fine today. No train station in my head, and not a single episode of star wars in my tummy. So the inferno is highly recommended!Looks like quite a night!!!
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